Dr. Anthony Lombardi
Science & Tech • Fitness & Health
A community for Acupuncturists to learn and receive support about physical assessment, electro-acupuncture, motor point acupuncture, orthopedics, case studies, and much more.
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January 07, 2022
Stop Giving Power to Others Who Know Nothing About Your Profession!

Are you practicing as an inferior, submissive Acupuncturist - relying on or accepting another practitioner’s diagnosis in determining how you can treat your patient?

Are you relying on a diagnosis from a chiropractor, a radiologist, a PT, or the a PCP? You may be disempowering yourself and practicing with a lack of confidence. These lead to subpar care for your patients.

Don’t take anything any other practitioner says as gospel, including a diagnosis for YOUR patient’s MSK/pain problem.

Information obtained from another practitioner/healthcare provider may be relevant in some regards, but it should NEVER guide your treatment. YOU are the one who assesses and determines what the patient needs. Not anyone else. When you treat based on a “diagnosis” the patient walks in with, that takes away from your care. YOU determine the best course of care using your tools/skills/knowledge.

Want to get strong assessment and diagnostic skills to more confidently treat your patients? Want to get better results in less time? You’re in the right place on the Locals community!

There are also really good webinars on this topic at dranthonylombardi.com. If you're a paid supporter, use your locals discount code to get 10% off all webinars!

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50 patient day

A word for Dr. L after seeing 50 patients.

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Cool Feature on the Locals Phone app

Thank you to @susan_beck for showing me this
Neat little feature on the Locals Phone app.

Bookmarks Help you save post and videos that you want to go back to later.

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February 14, 2026
Calling EXSTORE Grads

5 patients on needles as i make this video….

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What courses will help set you up for a successful practice?

What courses will help set you up for a successful practice? Join Dr. Anthony Lombardi for a 20-minute webinar on how to find the training you need to succeed, followed by a LIVE LAB!

📅 Saturday, July 18th
⏰ 1:30pm, EDT
✔️ Registration required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fEH1a0PhTD2x5_WnuoVGDQ

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Shoulder pain

I have a patient who continues to have pain on the anterior part of her shoulder where the tendon crosses the acromion. Last treatment I did inline technique on the deltoid and 2 needle technique with high frequency at the coracoid process plus soft tissue work at the coracoid. Said it felt better after the treatment. I have treated all other areas related to the shoulder. It is better for a few days but pain usually sets back in. She is a personal trainer but has not been doing any shoulder exercises. Am I missing something, give it more time? I've treated her 7-8 times.

Clinical Intensive this October

This is the next step for all EXSTORE grads. Some space available.

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